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Over 120 students from high schools across the HWDSB converged on Nora Frances Henderson high school for a wide ranging skills competition. The students displayed their talents in a variety of fields, from hairstyling, to auto mechanics, to carpentry. The winners of each of the 11 classifications will move on to regional competitions in Niagara and Toronto. Here’s a look. – Barry Gray

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Rachel Singh, from Waterdown HS, at work in the Hairstyling competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23,2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Samantha Ford, from Delta Secondary School, finishes her styling in the hairstyling competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Elizabeth Coutts, from Nora Frances Henderson HS, lines up a shot in the photography competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Henderson teacher and judge Sean Fuller keeps an eye on student Dayon McCully, from Delta, in the Auto Service Technology comptition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Dayon McCully, from Delta Secondary School, fixes an engine in the auto service technology competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Jacques Gross, from Ancaster HS, concentrates on his band saw cut in the cabinetmaking competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Wilson Neves, from Westdale HS, hammers in a nail in the construction comptition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Ben Woodley, from Westdale HS, chipping away at the task at hand in the construction competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator

Hamilton. Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 2017 -HWDSB held a skills competition for high school students at Nora Frances Henderson High School Thursday. students participated in a variety of categories, from hairstyling, to photography, to prepared speech, to auto service technology, to construction. Winners moved on to other competitions in Niagara or Toronto. Making the cut in the construction competition. Photo by: Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator